Ron Cook vs. Earnest Long — Career Comparison

Ron Cook
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Earnest Long
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Earnest Long built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Cook as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ron Cook posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4 and WHIP 1.463 compared to 5 and 1.889 for Earnest Long. By the career numbers, Ron Cook had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Cook and Earnest Long

Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.83
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.92
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.67
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.91
23.91
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
4
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
8.58
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.58
8.58
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.5
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.17
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.019
1.019
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
38.33
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.75
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
4.25
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.889
1.889
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
32.42
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
38
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.33
38.33
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44

Fielding Stats for Ron Cook and Earnest Long

Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.83
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.92
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.5
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
2.08
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
1.83
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
88
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.478
0.478
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.91
23.91
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Cook and Earnest Long

Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
1088.89
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
555.56
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.685
0.685
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.063
1.063
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
133.33
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.65
58.81
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.05
153.98
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
222.22
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
155.56
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.669
0.669
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.025
1.025
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.579
0.579
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.667
1.667
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.96
65.8
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
149.95
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Earnest Long
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
1.93
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Cook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Cook
Career
Per 600 PA
Earnest Long
Career
Per 600 PA